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Federal Register
 /Vol. 69, No. 155/Thursday, August 12, 2004/Notices
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UP submitted, as Exhibit 2 to the notice of exemption, a draft agreement. On August 5, 2004,UP filed a copy of the final agreement, dated July30, 2004, as executed by the parties.
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The trackage rights were originally exempted in
Union Pacific Railroad Company and BurlingtonNorthern Railroad Company 
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 Joint RelocationProject Exemption
, Finance Docket No. 32081 (ICCserved July 2, 1992).
with all applicable Federal motorvehicle safety standards, includingthose for which dynamic crash testing isprescribed.By submitting the petition at issue,AAS is requesting that NHTSAreevaluate this policy for an RHDvehicle that is manufactured in the sameplant, and on the same assembly line, asits U.S.-certified counterpart. Inprocessing this petition, we havedecided that a comment period of 45days is necessary to afford interestedparties an opportunity to respond to theissues that it raises. We are particularlyinterested in comments concerning thelikelihood that the RHD vehicle at issue,which is assembled on the sameassembly line as its U.S.-certified LHDcounterpart, would, by virtue of thatfact, perform the same as the U.S.-certified vehicle in dynamic crash testsas well as crash avoidance tests.Comments should refer to the docketnumber and be submitted to: DocketManagement, Room PL
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401, 400Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC20590. (Docket hours are from 9 a.m. to5 p.m.) It is requested but not requiredthat 10 copies be submitted.All comments received before theclose of business on the closing dateindicated above will be considered, andwill be available for examination in thedocket at the above address both beforeand after that date. To the extentpossible, comments filed after theclosing date will also be considered.Notice of final action on the petitionwill be published in the
FederalRegister
pursuant to the authorityindicated below.
Authority:
49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A) and(b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8; delegations of authorityat 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONSurface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 34526]
Union Pacific Railroad Company
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Trackage Rights Exemption
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TheBurlington Northern and Santa FeRailway Company
The Burlington Northern and Santa FeRailway Company (BNSF) has agreed toa modified trackage rights agreementgoverning Union Pacific RailroadCompany
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overhead trackagerights over a BNSF line of railroadbetween BNSF milepost 1406.3 nearDover, ID, and BNSF milepost 1402.41near Sandpoint, ID, including to ES49+88.2, a total distance of approximately 5.24 miles.
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Themodified agreement will change thecompensation and maintenance terms of an existing 1992 Agreement.The transaction was scheduled to beconsummated on July 30, 2004.As a condition to this exemption, anyemployees affected by the trackagerights will be protected by theconditions imposed in
Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.
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Trackage Rights
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,354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in
Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.
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Lease and Operate
, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).This notice is filed under 49 CFR1180.2(d)(7). If it contains false ormisleading information, the exemptionis void
ab initio
. Petitions to revoke theexemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will notautomatically stay the transaction.An original and 10 copies of allpleadings, referring to STB FinanceDocket No. 34526, must be filed withthe Surface Transportation Board, 1925K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423
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0001. In addition, a copy of eachpleading must be served on Robert T.Opal, General Commerce Counsel, 1400Douglas Street, Stop 1580, Omaha, NE68179.Board decisions and notices areavailable on our Web site at
http:// www.stb.dot.gov 
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Decided: August 6, 2004.By the Board, David M. Konschnik,Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONSurface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB
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Wyoming and Colorado RailroadCompany, Inc.
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AbandonmentExemption
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in Carbon County, WY
On July 23, 2004, Wyoming andColorado Railroad Company, Inc.(WYCO) filed with the Board a petitionunder 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemptionfrom the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903to abandon a 23.71-mile line of railroadbetween milepost 0.57, near Walcottand milepost 24.28, at Saratoga, inCarbon County, WY. The line traversesUnited States Postal Service Zip Codes82331 and 82335 and includes nostations.The line does not contain federallygranted rights-of-way. Anydocumentation in the railroad
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spossession will be made availablepromptly to those requesting it.The interests of railroad employeeswill be protected by the conditions setforth in
Oregon Short Line R. Co.
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Abandonment 
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Goshen,
360 I.C.C. 91(1979).By issuance of this notice, the Boardis instituting an exemption proceedingpursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A finaldecision will be issued by November 10,2004.Any offer of financial assistance(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) willbe due no later than 10 days afterservice of a decision granting thepetition for exemption. Each OFA mustbe accompanied by a $1,100 filing fee.
See
49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).All interested persons should beaware that, following abandonment of rail service and salvage of the line, theline may be suitable for other publicuse, including interim trail use. Anyrequest for a public use condition under49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/railbanking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will bedue no later than September 1, 2004.Each trail use request must beaccompanied by a $200 filing fee.
See
49CFR 1002.2(f)(27).All filings in response to this noticemust refer to STB Docket No. AB
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307(Sub-No. 5X) and must be sent to: (1)Surface Transportation Board, 1925 KStreet, NW., Washington, DC 20423
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0001, and (2) Karl Morell, Of Counsel,Ball Janik LLP, 1455 F Street, NW.,Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005.Replies to the WYCO petition are dueon or before September 1, 2004.Persons seeking further informationconcerning abandonment proceduresmay contact the Board
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s Office of PublicServices at (202) 565
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1592 or refer tothe full abandonment or discontinuanceregulations at 49 CFR part 1152.Questions concerning environmentalissues may be directed to the Board
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sSection of Environmental Analysis(SEA) at (202) 565
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1539. [Assistance forthe hearing impaired is availablethrough the Federal Information RelayService (FIRS) at 1
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8339.]An environmental assessment (EA) (orenvironmental impact statement (EIS), if necessary) prepared by SEA will beserved upon all parties of record and
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